Abstract
Breastfeeding: Investing in the Future.
Highlights
The short-term benefits of breastfeeding have been well established
A meta-analysis of 17 observational studies evaluating the association between breastfeeding and performance on intelligence tests in childhood and adolescence found that breastfed infants achieved a higher IQ compared with nonbreastfed infants (Fig. 1).[3]
On intelligence tests may be related to residual confounding by socioeconomic status
Summary
The short-term benefits of breastfeeding have been well established. Among infants 0–5 months of age, the risk of all-cause mortality has been estimated to be 14 times higher in nonbreastfed infants compared with exclusively breastfed infants.[1]. There is increasing evidence that breastfeeding confers long-term benefits to the infant, in health and disease, and in the development of human capital.
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